Aa |   aA
Environment Ministry to Host Seedling Promotion and Distribution Exhibition in July | Prime Minister Celebrates Arrival of First AirAsia Cambodia Aircraft in Phnom Penh | Cambodia Reaffirms Commitment to Ottawa Convention on Landmines | Phnom Penh Gears Up for Its First Major Car Show at The Premier Centre Sen Sok |

Figure skating-U.S. skaters' bid to receive team silver medals denied

  • Posted Feb 21, 2022 14:16 by Anthony Ellis
  • 1990
  Aa |   aA

INTERNATIONAL: The American figure skaters who won silver in the Olympic team event will not receive their medals before the end of the Beijing Games, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled on Saturday.

The nine skaters were appealing a decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) not to award any medals for the event until the doping case of Russian 15-year-old Kamila Valieva has been resolved.

That matter could take weeks or months.

With japan also in dark about the postponed medal ceremony, but looks forward to celebrating

Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) chef de mission Hidehito Ito said he had no information about the postponed medal ceremony for the figure skating team’s competition, but hoped to eventually celebrate with his athletes.

"I don't know what the medal ceremony will look like," Ito said on Sunday at a news conference held on the sidelines of the Beijing Olympics.

"But if we can't attend an (IOC-hosted) medal ceremony... and the medals are sent to Japan, we hope to arrange an event where we can commemorate our athletes," he added.

The medal ceremony for the figure skating teams’ event will not be held in Beijing due to a doping controversy involving teen Kamila Valieva, who skated for the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) team.

The ROC won gold, the United States claimed silver, and Japan took bronze, but the ceremony will only take place once the doping case is resolved. That can take weeks or months.

On Saturday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) overturned an appeal by U.S. athletes to have their medals awarded in Beijing.

"I think all we can do is wait," Ito said, saying it was up to the IOC and other relevant authorities to decide on what would happen.

He said that it was a "shame" that the athletes would not have their medals awarded in Beijing, but distanced the JOC from the controversy.

"But with regards to the ROC issue, it's not something we are in a position to comment on. This is something for the IOC, the ISU (International Skating Union), WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency), other relevant doping authorities, and the ROC to resolve among themselves," he said.


Related News